Anyone know who has this Detective Cover?

[batman_fan]

I will pay serious cash for this cover. Anyone know who may have it?

 

[Cimm]

That is one of my favourites as well...

[Mac Man]

Wow... that is a some sick art work! Good luck in the hunt!

[*paull*]

Norm Breyfogle is totally underrated as a Batman artist. Along with Adams and Rogers, he's one of my favorite regular Batman pencillers.

[TStrong-migration]

I have to develop my eye. I thought that was a K. Jones cover.

[batman_fan]

Norm Breyfogle is totally underrated as a Batman artist. Along with Adams and Rogers, he's one of my favorite regular Batman pencillers.

 

I couldn't agree more. I really love his work, but it is real hard to find primo stuff by him. In my ten years of serious looking, I have only found two that I bought. Hopefully in a week I will post something incredible by him.

[Mac Man]

I have to develop my eye. I thought that was a K. Jones cover.

 

Kelley and Norm are similar in their style... but I feel like KJ goes further with the gothic look than Norm does. Actually, part of what makes Norm Breyfogle so appealing to me is that he shares a similar style to Kelley.

 

 

 

[TLC55555]

I have to develop my eye. I thought that was a K. Jones cover.

 

Kelley and Norm are similar in their style... but I feel like KJ goes further with the gothic look than Norm does. Actually, part of what makes Norm Breyfogle so appealing to me is that he shares a similar style to Kelley.

 

 

 

The cape is somewhat KJ-ish. However, you can really tell the Kelley didn't draw the Batman. The anatomy is too normal.

[batman_fan]

I have to develop my eye. I thought that was a K. Jones cover.

 

Kelley and Norm are similar in their style... but I feel like KJ goes further with the gothic look than Norm does. Actually, part of what makes Norm Breyfogle so appealing to me is that he shares a similar style to Kelley.

 

 

 

The cape is somewhat KJ-ish. However, you can really tell the Kelley didn't draw the Batman. The anatomy is too normal.

 

I have passed on a lot of Kelly's stuff because I don't like how unrealistic it is.

[Mighty Hal]

I remain a huge Breyfogle fan. I know he's still doing comics work when it comes his way -- but nobody seems to want the Breyfogle touch (he's doing some independent stuff). Did he burn some bridges?

[batman_fan]

I have no idea why Breyfogle is no longer working for DC, but I think his run on Batman and Detective is second only to the Neal Adams issues and maybe the brief McFarlane run. I am not a fan of all the more recent artist that have worked on the Batman titles, so I would love to see Breyfogle come back.

[Frederic9494]

I'm happy to see that Breyfogle has some fans...I never liked his work (too sketchy, line work way too thin) and always wondered why he had such a long run in Detective Comics

[batman_fan]

Here is an example of a Breyfogle interior. For me, it illustrates what was so good about Breyfogle. The work is extremely clean and the action captured is so dramatic.

 

[TLC55555]

I have to develop my eye. I thought that was a K. Jones cover.

 

Kelley and Norm are similar in their style... but I feel like KJ goes further with the gothic look than Norm does. Actually, part of what makes Norm Breyfogle so appealing to me is that he shares a similar style to Kelley.

 

 

 

The cape is somewhat KJ-ish. However, you can really tell the Kelley didn't draw the Batman. The anatomy is too normal.

 

I have passed on a lot of Kelly's stuff because I don't like how unrealistic it is.

 

Kelley certainly has a unique style. It's as unique as Kirby's was!! I consider myself the largest collector of KJ artwork, outside of Kelley himself (since he doesn't sell any of it). I personally love the fact that his style isn't "normal" and is easy to identify.

 

Here's a couple that show his style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mister Trent]

Some really impressive pages there.

[Artemaria]

Some really impressive pages there.

 

Agreed. Very nice stuff.

[batman_fan]

I will pay serious cash for this cover. Anyone know who may have it?

 

 

Just to throw a number out there, I would pay $2000 for the original cover art for this particular issue.

[Mighty Hal]

That's some serious green, batman fan.

 

I don't know if it would do you any good but you might try contacting Norm himself. He lives, web-wise, at normbreyfogle.com (who would'a thunk it?)

 

Best!, Hal

[*paull*]

Norm blew out the bulk of his Batman/Detective work at shows when he was drawing the book. I don't think he has much left.

[batman_fan]

Norm blew out the bulk of his Batman/Detective work at shows when he was drawing the book. I don't think he has much left.

 

You are correct. I exchanged email with him a few years back and most of his best stuff was sold at conventions he attended so it is spread throught the world.